TV channels & antenna towers in Duluth, Minnesota

Duluth, Minnesota has a population of about 86,100. There are 18 licensed TV transmitters within 70 miles: 8 full-power, 5 low-power and 5 translators. Based on each transmitter's power, antenna height and distance, 11 are likely to arrive at fair strength or better, and 11 at good or strong strength.

11 of them are within 25 miles of Duluth, 0 sit 25 to 45 miles away and 7 are more than 45 miles out. Duluth is a broadcast hub in its own right: three of the 5 network stations in range are licensed here.

For the networks, the best local options are ABC on channel 10 (WDIO-DT), NBC on channel 6 (KBJR-TV), Fox on channel 21 (KQDS-TV) and CW on channel 3 (KDLH). No CBS affiliate is listed within 70 miles; the nearest one in our data is KCCW-TV in Walker, MN, 111 miles to the west. 3 full-power stations in range have no network listed in our data; these are typically public television, religious, shopping or independent stations.

Point your antenna NW, at about 311°. The main network towers for Duluth sit in that direction, so a single directional antenna can pick them all up.

Four network stations, KDLH, KBJR-TV, WDIO-DT and KQDS-TV, transmit from the same tower site about 0.5 miles northwest of Duluth (318° NW). That one direction covers every station on the site.

Of the 4 full-power and Class A network signals that reach Duluth at fair strength or better, 75% arrive from the northwest; the rest are spread across one other direction.

All of the main network towers are within their radio horizon as seen from Duluth, so signals arrive fairly directly and a well-placed antenna should hold them steadily.

The farthest main network tower for Duluth is KQDS-TV (Fox), 0.9 miles away with a strong estimated signal. That is why we suggest an indoor antenna here. Skip that station and you may get away with a smaller antenna.

KDLH is only 0.5 miles away with a strong signal. Signals that strong can overload an amplifier, so start without one and add it only if distant channels are missing. Read when an amplifier helps.

With 11 stations at fair strength or better, Duluth ranks 206th of 371 places in Minnesota: fewer than the typical Minnesota town (13). Its nearest major network tower is 0.5 miles away, against a state median of 24 miles.

26% of Minnesota's cities and towns get the same recommendation: an indoor antenna.